Students, faculty, and guest choreographers will celebrate the Theatre and Dance Department’s 60th anniversary with a special presentation of the University Dance Company/Dance Sites 2016, featuring the re-creation of a groundbreaking dance number.
由Lorelei Bayne教授执导，舞蹈现场2016将于下午6:30呈现。 12月7日至8日晚8点 12月9日至10日，下午2点。 12月11日在大学剧院主舞台上演。
学生们在为2016年舞蹈场地排练。 （博彩平台/克雷格·科斯科）The concert’s centerpiece is a suite of dances from “A Choreographic Offering,” part of a larger work created by José Limón (1908-1972), who is considered a seminal figure in the advancement of modern dance.
It is being staged by Gary Masters, a professor emeritus of dance at San Jose State who has worked with the Limón Dance Company and Foundation as a dancer, artistic associate, and director of the company’s San Jose operations.
“The piece is Limón’s tribute to Doris Humphrey, one of the pioneers of American modern dance,” Masters says. “José used about 22 different motifs from Doris’ own works. 他们就从那妇人那里借着耶稣到我们这里来。 It’s a connection to our heritage in a very visceral, internal, kinetic way.”
该组曲由14名萨克州立舞蹈演员组成，结构复杂，动感十足。 “Staging it really is like working with an orchestra,” Masters says. “While some are playing one section or one motif, other dancers are doing other things.”
该组曲是音乐会的八部作品之一，共有31名舞者参加，包括莎拉·沃恩、巴赫、彼得·加布里埃尔、查理·巴内特等艺术家的音乐。
In addition to Masters and Bayne, the choreographers include Linda 去odrich, Philip Flickinger, Nolan T’Sani, Nhan Ho, Osvaldo Ramirez, and Aubri Siebert.
Bayne has been working for some time to pull everything together to stage the Limón piece. “Thirty years ago, I was lucky enough to perform in one of his masterworks during my undergraduate dance education,” she says. “And, with the University’s One World Initiative theme of ‘Inheritance,’ I think it’s especially appropriate this year.”
马斯特斯还注意到做这些杰作的主题关系。 “It’s a tribute to dance’s ancestors – to the people who allowed us to be here today, to continue to explore and to investigate, and to find new ways of communicating through the language of dance,” he says.
《Dance Sites 2016》下午6点30分的票价为普通票价8美元，儿童票价5美元。 所有其他演出的票价为普通票价12美元，老年人和学生票价10美元，儿童票价8美元。 Tickets are available at the University 售票处, csus.edu/hornettickets or (916) 278-4323.
For more information about the Theatre and Dance Department, its events, and its programs, visit csus.edu/dram or call (916) 278-6069. – 克雷格Koscho